| Sites(Distance from smelter) |
Total |
AM Fungi |
Fungi |
Gram Negative |
Gram Positive |
Eukaryote |
Anaerobe |
Actinomycetes |
| Eroded/Disturbed (0-5km) |
124.80a ± 53.36 |
6.11a ± 2.13 |
11.18a ± 5.52 |
52.64a ± 20.83 |
33.96a ± 13.41 |
4.36a ± 1.95 |
1.59a ± 0.63 |
14.95a ± 5.45 |
| Stable upland(5-15km) |
309.56ab ± 32.99 |
11.74ab ± 1.62 |
30.30b ± 8.55 |
152.1b ± 12.69 |
70.10b ± 5.31 |
11.05ab ± 1.82 |
3.26a ± 0.51 |
31.06ab ± 2.82 |
| Reference(>15km) |
431.81b ± 80.36 |
19.35b ± 2.57 |
42.49c ± 13.25 |
212.8c ± 32.21 |
95.32b ± 20.23 |
16.11ab ± 0.60 |
5.19a ± 2.15 |
40.59b ± 9.95 |
|
| Means in columns with a common alphabets are not significantly different based on Tukey multiple comparison test (P ≥ 0.05). Eroded/Disturbed sites: Dam, Kelly Lake and Airport; Stable upland sites: Kingsway, Kukagami and Laurentian; Reference sites: Onaping Falls, Capreol and Hagar. |
| Table 7: Various organisms identified using phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) analysis in soil samples from the GSR. Data in ng/g. |
